Violent Crime Keeps Surging as More on Left Admit It's Foolish to ‘Defund Police’

Plus: These Transgender Individuals Regret Transitioning. Parents Need to Hear Their Stories. June 4 2021 Happy Friday from Washington, where some lawmakers still talk about defunding or “reimagining” police departments. Skyrocketing violent crime appears to be changing minds elsewhere, our Jarrett Stepman writes. Parents can find hope in evidence that their children desire parental guidance before changing their sex, Nicole Russell writes. On the podcast, a veteran Texas congressman suggests how to call China to account over the pandemic. Plus: the media covers for Hunter Biden; the president welcomes budget deficits; and Oregon’s long goodbye to COVID-19. On this date in 1989, Chinese troops storm Tiananmen Square in central Beijing, killing or arresting thousands of mostly young pro-democracy demonstrators who had gathered there for nearly three weeks. COMMENTARY [Violent Crime Keeps Surging as More on Left Admit It's Foolish to ‘Defund Police’]() [Violent Crime Keeps Surging as More on Left Admit It's Foolish to ‘Defund Police’]() By Jarrett Stepman This surge is returning many of America’s cities to violent crime rates not seen since the early 1990s. Now some cities are quietly reversing “defund the police” policies. [More]() COMMENTARY [These Transgender Individuals Regret Transitioning. Parents Need to Hear Their Stories.]() [These Transgender Individuals Regret Transitioning. Parents Need to Hear Their Stories.]() By Nicole Russell When a public school told two Wisconsin parents that it would address their 12- year-old daughter by a new male name, the parents withdrew their daughter. And she ultimately decided to remain female. [More]() ANALYSIS [Rep. Michael McCaul Outlines How to Hold China Accountable for COVID-19]() [Rep. Michael McCaul Outlines How to Hold China Accountable for COVID-19]() By Rachel del Guidice China has "the blood of 3.5 million people on [its] hands" from COVID-19, says the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. [More]() COMMENTARY [The Hunter Biden Omission Perseveres]() [The Hunter Biden Omission Perseveres]() By Tim Graham “Willful naivete” pretty much describes the entire pro-Biden press corps when it comes to Hunter Biden. [More]() COMMENTARY [Biden Plans to Reduce the Deficit—in 2030]() [Biden Plans to Reduce the Deficit—in 2030]() By Terence Jeffrey President Biden plans to increase the projected federal deficit every year he is in office and then leave it to a successor to do something about an ever-increasing federal debt. [More]() COMMENTARY [Power-Hungry Oregon Politicians Ignore CDC Guidance, Stalling Return to Normalcy]() [Power-Hungry Oregon Politicians Ignore CDC Guidance, Stalling Return to Normalcy]() By Jason Dudash The Oregon Health Authority requires that businesses that allow no masks first must ask for and inspect “each individual’s proof of vaccination prior to entry or admission.” [More]() COMMENTARY [ICYMI: The Left Didn’t Let COVID-19 Crisis Go to Waste]() [ICYMI: The Left Didn’t Let COVID-19 Crisis Go to Waste]() By Victor Davis Hanson During America’s first-ever national lockdown, thousands of unelected bureaucrats, as well as federal and state governments, assumed enormous powers. [More]() [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] [Donate to The Daily Signal]() [Find us on Facebook]() [Find us on Facebook]() [Follow us on Twitter]() [Follow us on Twitter]() How are we doing?We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at [letters@dailysignal.com](). The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843]() Add [morningbell@heritage.org]() to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.]()